This series contains information directly relating to Rev. Pruitt’s activism and personal life. Items cover years 1963 to
1995 with the bulk of material within years 1986 through 1995. Included in this series are annotated speech manuscripts, correspondence
with her congregation, and flyers and clippings concerning her activism and public speaking engagements. This series also
includes awards given to Pruitt, as well as documents for events organized in her honor.

This series contains legal papers, opinions and orders pertaining to Rev. Pruitt's legal action against the Department of
Defense (DOD). Materials include several Secretaries of Defense (SecDef), DOD, U.S. Army, and General Accounting Office (GAO)
documents regarding policy toward gays and lesbians in the Armed Forces. Items cover years 1945 to 1995 with the bulk of material
within years 1988 through 1995. Included are depositions from other legal challenges and documentation for a Congressional
lobbying campaign.

Arrangement note

This series is arranged chronologically.

Box 1, Folder 8

African Americans and women in the military1945-1992

Box 1, Folder 9

Report of the board appointed to prepare and submit recommendations to the secretary of the Navy for the revision of policies,
procedures and directives dealing with homosexuals
1956-1957

Box 1, Folder 10

Separation for Homosexualitycirca 1981-1990

Box 1, Folder 11

The Evolution and Impact of Federal Antihomosexual Policies during the 1950s, by John D'Emilio, Ph.D.1983

House of Representatives (HR) Bill to prohibit discrimination by the Armed Forces on the basis of sexual orientation1992

Box 1, Folder 23

103rd Congress, House of Representatives Report--National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (parts 2 and 3 of
4)
1993

Box 1, Folder 24

103rd Congress, Senate Report--Authorizing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1994 for Military Activities of the Department of
Defense, for Military Construction, and for Defense Activities of the Department of Energy, to Prescribe Personnel Strengths
for Such Fiscal Year for the Armed Forces, and for Other Purposes
1993

Box 1, Folder 25

Civil #S-89-0351 MLS--Dahl v. Secretary of the United States Navy, et al.1993

This series contains material in regard to Rev. Pruitt's media potential, including the potential publication of a biography
on Pruitt or the production of a made-for-television movie. Items cover years 1991 to 1993 with the bulk of material created
during 1992. Included in this series are interviews with friends and colleagues, as well as treatments and contracts for the
proposed media project,
A Woman at War.

Arrangement note

This series is arranged alphabetically.

Box 1, Folder 30

General1992

Box 1, Folder 31

Book information file1992

Box 1, Folder 32

Casting1992

Box 1, Folder 33

Contracts; production companies to pitch1992-1993

Box 1, Folder 34-39

Interviews and research1992

Box 1, Folder 34

General research1992

Box 1, Folder 35

McGreivy, Susan1992

Box 1, Folder 36

Newcombe, Mary1992

Box 1, Folder 37

Perry, Rev. Troy1992

Box 1, Folder 38

Pruitt, Rev. Dusty1992

Box 1, Folder 39

Wilson, Rev. Nancy L.1992

Box 1, Folder 40

Media release1992

Box 1, Folder 41-42

Proposals and treatments, by Kate Rubin1991-1992

Physical Description:
[2 folders]

Box 1, Folder 43

Story notes1992

Box 1, Folder 44

Supplemental material1992

Box 1, Folder 45

Work papers, Kate Rubin and Julian Siminski1991-1992

Box 1, Folder 46

Writing samples from Julian Siminski1992

Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) Long Beach Series 4.
1981-1995

Scope and Contents note

This series is comprised of administrative records, church programs, clippings, publicity and other material from Metropolitan
Community Church in Long Beach. Items cover years 1981 to 1995 with the bulk of material within years 1992 through 1995. Included
in this series are financial statements, Board of Directors minutes, and correspondence between Rev. Pruitt, internal congregational
committees and outside entities.

Arrangement note

This series is arranged alphabetically.

Box 1, Folder 47-53

Board of Directors1991-1995

Physical Description:
[7 folders]

Box 1, Folder 54

Annual Congregational Report1981-1995

Box 2, Folder 1

Annual Congregational Report1981-1995

Box 2, Folder 2-3

Clergy Credentials and Concerns Committee1994-1995

Physical Description:
[2 folders]

Box 2, Folder 4

Church and event programs1991-1993

Box 2, Folder 5

Church and event programs from other MCC churches1992

Box 2, Folder 6

Clippings1991-1995

Box 2, Folder 7

Elders1994-1995

Box 2, Folder 8-9

Financial administration1992-1995

Physical Description:
[2 folders]

Box 2, Folder 10

Mission, purpose and fact sheets1991-1993

Box 2, Folder 11

Video proposal1989

Subject files Series 5.
1984-1995

Scope and Contents note

This series contains newspaper and magazine clippings of various topics. While such clippings had indirect bearing on aspects
of Pruitt's life (for example, legal challenges similar to her own), others concern various interests of Rev. Pruitt and her
ministry. Items cover years from 1984 to 1995. Newspaper and magazine clippings that directly cite Rev. Pruitt can be found
in the Personal Series.

Arrangement note

This series is arranged alphabetically.

Box 2, Folder 12

Child abuse1989

Box 2, Folder 13-15

Gays in the military1988-1995

Physical Description:
[3 folders]

Box 2, Folder 16

Health and well being1963-1995

Box 2, Folder 17-18

HIV/AIDS1991-1995

Physical Description:
[2 folders]

Box 2, Folder 19-20

Integration1984-1995

Physical Description:
[2 folders]

Box 2, Folder 21-22

Religion1984-1995

Physical Description:
[2 folders]

Box 2, Folder 23

Women1984-1995

Photographs and videocassettes Series 6.
1983-2002

Scope and Contents note

This series contains VHS recordings and photographs primarily documenting Rev. Pruitt and the MCC Long Beach ministry. Items
cover years 1963 to 2002 with the bulk of material between the years 1990 to 1993. Included are publicity photographs of Pruitt,
as well as photographs of MCC Long Beach in the Long Beach gay and lesbian pride parade; and an unidentified ceremony for
gay and lesbian veterans. The majority of the video recordings document events and weekly services of MCC Long Beach, as well
as debates over gays and lesbians in the Armed Forces.

Related Archival Materials note

Additional videocassettes can be found in the Metropolitan Community Church Long Beach collection, Coll2008-039, ONE National
Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles, California.

Arrangement note

The photographs are at the beginning of this series and followed by the VHS videocassettes, which are arranged chronologically.

Box 3, Folder 2

Photographscirca 1983-1996

Scope and Contents note

Includes photographs of Dusty Pruitt; MCC Long Beach at the Long Beach gay and lesbian pride parade; an unidentified event
honoring gay and lesbian veterans; a vacation at the Murray River; and Pruitt with others, such as Ed Edelman and the Waconia
Marching Band.

Videocassettes (VHS)1984-2002

Box 4, Item 1

Insight, Wally Edgerton's Show on Simmons Cable TV "Homosexuality and the Bible"; Sam Coleman's Show on Simmons Cable TV;
Tom Snyder "Gays in the Military"; Dusty Pruitt interview with Marcia Wallace; 9 News report; Dusty Pruitt speaking at the Long Beach
City Council meeting
1984-1991